If the lives of start-up founders are about sweat, blood and tears, no one told the trio at Mumbai-based discount broking firm RKSV. "To be honest, we have had a considerably smooth ride," says Raghu Kumar, one of the three promoters, briefly describing in a matter-of-fact tone their two-year journey as entrepreneurs. He means it. Rather, he prefers to let the numbers speak. Within two years of starting operations and largely operating in a dull market, ...

MUMBAI: In his deposition before the sessions court which is conducting the trial of the 2002 hit-and-run case allegedly involving Bollywood superstar Salman Khan , a police constable today contradicted his own statement recorded before the magistrate. "I had taken two bottles of blood sample of the accused (Khan) in an envelope to the forensic lab," the constable said during a cross-examination by defence lawyer Srikant Shivade. The witness had said...

MUMBAI: In a case reminiscent of model Geetanjali Nagpal's (she was found, unkempt and incoherent, roaming the streets of Delhi last year), 21-year-old model Renu Rathi was found on the streets outside her rented flat in Bandra (West) on Thursday. She was allegedly lying there for two days without food or water after her landlord allegedly 'threw her out'. After several failed attempts at getting roles under big banners, Rathi allegedly turned to drugs, which...

MUMBAI: It's an altogether different ramp that fashion designer Shaina NC sashays down these days. Her 'padhyatras' and door-to-door meetings may not be haute in the couture sense, but Mumbai's scorching sun ensures that it's hot all the same. Meet Shaina NC, the BJP candidate for Bandra, and the only dash of Mumbaiya glamour in an otherwise normal election. Sitting in the BJP's election office at Bandra, Shaina scans through her telephone diary,...

THANE: Close on the heels of the plush Bandra-Kurla Complex (BKC) in Mumbai, the Maharashtra government has decided to set up a Central Business District (CBD) in Thane. In an official release here, Guardian Minister of Thane Eknath Shinde said that following persistent demands by elected representatives of Thane to undertake various development projects in the district on priority, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis was urged to...

MUMBAI: State-run road development corporation MSRDC is looking at funding from Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) for the ambitious Rs 5,975-crore Bandra-Versova sea link project. "The JICA has been funding major infrastructure projects in the country at lower interest rates. To give pace to our ambitious 9.3-km Bandra-Versova sea link project, we will seek funding from this Japanese institution," Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation...

We launched Zomato in Mumbai around three years ago. Since then, we have growth a lot in size in the city and have also learned a lot of peculiarities about it. Business is Mumbai is different from anywhere else in the country. The very basics that make life difficult for startups to set up shop in Mumbai are very high real estate prices, difficult job market, harsh travel and weather conditions, and a longitudinal geographical structure. Having said that,...

NEW DELHI: The railways has put up 10 acres at Bandra in Mumbai, worth Rs 4,800 crore, for development by private sector players. A pre-bid meeting with interested players like DLF, Unitech, Raheja, HDIL and Reliance Infrastructure has been called on September 18. The railways has fixed the floor price of the land at Rs 4,800 crore. Following the recent slump in realty, officials plan to extend the period of payment for private players beyond originally-planned two years. The...

MUMBAI: Sachin Tendulkar today fulfilled his long cherished dream of living in a house of his own as he moved into a sprawling bungalow at Perry Cross Road in suburban Bandra here. Tendulkar has shifted his residence from La Mer Housing Society, also in Bandra west, to the spacious villa that is spread over 6,000 square feet. "Everyone has a dream of owning a house. I, too, had this dream. I am happy...

Four o'clock in the afternoon on a hot summer's day and I'm to meet Mark Inglis — wine maker, motivational speaker, author, first double amputee to climb Mount Everest — at the Café Coffee Day on Bandra's Carter Road sea face. I arrive early, optimistic of finding a table in the air conditioned interior, but that's not to be. When Mark arrives ten minutes later, with his agent in tow, I'm seated all hot and bothered outside, under a garden umbrella, fanning myself with a menu.

MUMBNAI: A sessions court on Wednesday put off till May 11 the appeal filed by the Maharashtra government against a lower court order allowing Bandra magistrate to conduct the trial of Bollywood actor Salman Khan in the hit-and-run case. Principal Judge RR Vachha decided to hear the matter on May 11, as he was preoccupied with other cases. Salman is facing the charge of killing one person and injuring four by ramming his vehicle into a shop in Bandra on September 28, '02....

MUMBAI: The winds of change might be blowing in Maharashtra, but many of the BJP's high-flying leaders might not like the direction in which it is blowing. BJP Chief Amit Shah recently did some tough talking with the State BJP leaders. He unequivocally told the BJP leaders that State BJP Chief Devendra Fadnavis was the final authority. That Shah meant business with his backing of Fadnavis could be seen from the slew of...

MUMBAI: Within a week of shifting its corporate office to its premises at Bandra-Kurla Complex (BKC), MCX Stock Exchange (MCX-SX) announced here today that it has also shifted its data centre and co-location from suburban Exchange Square and FT tower respectively, to BKC. The migration includes co-location, front-end and back-end information systems too. Feed vendors, depositories, clearing banks and custodians are also connected to...

MUMBAI: To provide seamless connectivity between western and eastern suburbs of Mumbai, Maharashtra government has decided to construct an elevated corridor between Bandra Kurla Complex and Eastern Express Highway. "The executive committee of Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority, headed by Chief Secretary Swadhin Khsatriya, today cleared the construction of a 1.6 km elevated corridor between the BKC and the Eastern Express Highway," an...

Elections invariably prove to be a catalyst for bright ideas from candidates. Their short-term goal may be to capture the imagination of their electorate but some ideas can certainly do with more serious examination. One of these is the suggestion of Farhan Azmi, the Samajwadi Party candidate from Mumbai North-Central, that Bandra be developed as a tourist destination, though another one of his other poll promises — Rs 1 lakh worth of free slippers for his poorer...

MUMBAI: Nine persons were charred to death in their sleep when a fire broke out in three coaches of the Bandra-Dehradun Express in neighbouring Thane district in the wee hours today, the second fire mishap on a train within a fortnight. The fire erupted in one of the three coaches and soon spread to other two coaches when the passengers were sleeping at about 2.50 AM. Among the nine dead, one is a woman and four are men while the rest were yet to be...

MUMBAI: Yesteryear Bollywood superstar Rajesh Khanna , who was ailing for sometime, died at his Bandra residence today, family sources said. The 69-year-old actor, who had been in and out of hospital since April, was discharged from the Lilavati hospital two days back. He is survived by wife Dimple Kapadia and daughters Twinkle and Rinke. Scores of fans gathered outside his 'Aashirwad' home on Carter Road in Bandra today following the news. Khanna was hailed as India's first superstar...

MUMBAI: In his deposition before the sessions court which is conducting the trial of the 2002 hit-and-run case allegedly involving Bollywood superstar Salman Khan , a police constable today contradicted his own statement recorded before the magistrate. "I had taken two bottles of blood sample of the accused (Khan) in an envelope to the forensic lab," the constable said during a cross-examination by defence lawyer Srikant Shivade. The witness had said...

"I would like my brand to outlive me," says Salman Khan at the launch of the first flagship store of Being Human in Mumbai's Bandra , well aware that businesses cannot be structured around the success of a film star. It is a fact that both Khan's partner and global licensee ManishMandhana acknowledges as well. And even though the focus of Khan's Being Human initiative is to create a lifestyle brand whose royalties support education and heathcare initiatives,...

MUMBAI: Mumbai-based Omkar Realtors & Developers is in advanced talks with Kolkatabased Forum Projects to enter into a joint venture to develop a 2-lakh sq ft super luxury residential project off Bandra-Kurla Complex in Mumbai, said people familiar with the development. The project will mark Forum Projects' entry into Mumbai's prime realty market , especially at a time when other large real...